NSW is about to become Australia’s first post-lockdown state. The freedoms we’ve won will taste sweet in the weeks ahead. Let’s hope we don’t throw it away in a summary sugar rush.
For Melanie Kai Murray,the long months of lockdown have wreaked havoc with her attempts to keep healthy limits on the amount of time her teenage sons spend on technology.
It turns out there’s a more awkward question to ask than “are you double vaccinated” this picnic season.
The elation we expected to feel about lockdown lifting is being muddied by unease and even anxiety.
Normally I would laugh,but lately I just can’t. I’m talking about the memes my friends are sending me,knowing that I am clawing at the walls in desperation.
Who knew bridge was so competitive,so fraught – so intoxicatingly fun? The hordes who’ve flocked to play during lockdown,that’s who.
Unpacking the parcel is like Christmas. The brain goes into overdrive trying to work out what needs to be used first,and what could go with what.
Daily life has been stripped of its usual variety,and you’d think that the days,weeks and months would drag. Instead,they race by.
On Monday,home haircuts,bodgie backyard bars and driveway gyms will end. Most people will erupt in joyous leisurely latte sipping sessions. I will not be one of them.
During the pandemic and remote learning,teachers continue to work hard and inspire a new generation.
For some,the thought of socialising again – and choosing who to socialise with under the new restrictions – is a daunting task.